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Guns and Love: Keeping The Debate Focused

***If the discussion of guns is a sensitive subject for you, please skip to the bolded portions of the text as I’ve tried to make that the heart of what I’m trying to offer.***

When the shooting at Sandy Hook, Connecticut happened in December it had an impact on me and caused me to think a lot about my stance and opinion on guns.  It also motivated me to write a bit about my feelings and frustrations.  Since then I’ve seen a lot of debates in the news, seen the firearms legislation proposed by the President, watched Piers Morgan with wonder, and purposely avoided engaging in Facebook discussions on the subject.

I know that there are extremely passionate arguments on both sides of this issue and I recognize there are many people who have been positively and negatively impacted by guns in ...